Image

Elisabeth Gay

Sampler,

Description

Maker

Title

Sampler

Medium

linen, silk

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

31.8 x 25.4 cm (12 1/2 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

At upper: uppercase alphabet including ampersand, numers 1-10, large uppercase alphabet including ampersand; maker's mark and date at bottom: "Elisabeth Gay Her Sampler/Wrought In The Year 1787/and In the Eleventh Year of her"

Type

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

46.086

About

Sampler

At upper: uppercase alphabet including ampersand, numers 1-10, large uppercase alphabet including ampersand; maker's mark and date at bottom: "Elisabeth Gay Her Sampler/Wrought In The Year 1787/and In the Eleventh Year of her"

Use

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